An open air sound installation as part of Bloc Assembly
#2
Noises emitted by an 8-tone bicycle siren bought at
Poundland have been transformed into a choral work using
sound to midi software. The four-part work is diffused via
four Tannoy speakers mounted on a staircase in the
courtyard, each one marked with the flashing LED unit which
forms part of the bicycle siren unit. The 'song' lasts
about 8 minutes, and in a nod towards Janet Cardiff's Forty
Part Motet, is preceded by a couple of minutes of the
'choir' making small talk before the recording begins. At
the end a celebratory climax of multiple sirens provides a
full stop